| Hersh Dovid Nomberg | |
|---|---|
 Hersh Dovid Nomberg | |
| Born | 14 April 1876 Mszczonów, Poland |
| Died | 21 November 1927(1927-11-21) (aged 51) Otwock, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish, |
| Other names | Hersz Dawid Nomberg, Hirsch David Nomberg |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, and essayist |
Hersh Dovid Nomberg (Yiddish: הערש דוד נאָמבערג), also written Hersh David Nomberg (14 April 1876 – 21 November 1927), was a Polish-Jewish writer, journalist, and essayist in the Yiddish language.
Biography
Born in the Polish town of Mszczonów, near Warsaw, he grew up in a Hasidic background, before moving to Warsaw to pursue a career as a writer. Under the influence of his mentor I. L. Peretz he began writing in Yiddish as well as Hebrew. He played an important role in the Czernowitz Conference in 1908. Nomberg also had a brief career as a politician, serving as a delegate in the Sejm for the Folkspartei.
Works
The following is a partial list of Nombergs's works.
- Happiness (fairy tale, 1900)
- "Fliglman" (short story, 1903)
- Dos shpil in libe (The play at love; novella, 1907)
- "Shvayg shvester!" (short story, 1907)
- A kursistke (A female university student; novella, 1907)
- Tsvishn berg (In the mountains; novella, 1908)
- Di mishpokhe (The family; drama, 1914)
Translations into English
- "In the Mountains", translated by Joachim Neugroschel, in No Star Too Beautiful. Norton: New York, 2002. ISBN 0-393-05190-0.
- "Friends", translated by Seymour Levitan, in Have I Got a Story for You. Norton: New York, 2016. ISBN 0-393-06270-8
- Warsaw Stories, translated by Daniel Kennedy. White Goat Press: Amherst, 2019. ISBN 9780989373197.
- A Cheerful Soul and Other Stories, translated by Daniel Kennedy. Snuggly Books: Sacramento, 2021. ISBN 9781645250685.
- Between Parents, translated by Ollie Elkus and Daniel Kennedy. Farlag Press: Tours, 2021. ISBN 9791096677092.
Notes
- ^ "Nomberg, Hersh David".
- Neugroschel, Joachim (2004). No Star Too Beautiful: Yiddish Stories from 1382 to the Present. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-32617-8. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Weiser, Kalman (8 September 2010). "Nomberg, Herssh Dovid". YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- "Hersh Dovid Nomberg: Happiness (A Fairy Tale)". Tales From The Forest. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
References
- Weiser, Kalman. "Hersh Dovid Nomberg". YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe.
- Rajzen, Zalman (2 January 2018). "Nomberg". Leksikon fun der Nayer Yidisher Literatur.
- "H D Nomberg". Yiddishkayt.
External links
- Free song lyrics in Yiddish and sheet music by Hersh David Nomberg http://ulrich-greve.eu/free/others.html
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